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Fare capping is something advocates have been calling for for over a decade!

Never stop advocating for what you believe in.

the 40-tap fare cap is going to be particularly transformative, as it is a number that a lot of TTC users hit and exceed and on a monthly basis.

but even in 2026, seniors, youth, and low-income pass users will save at least $18-$24 per month over the current monthly pass if they're frequent riders

People standing holding signs in a similar fashion as the previous image. Caption says "More affordable public transit in 2026!" with a big checkmark

2026 Budget also lowers wait times across the TTC, with significant improvements to streetcars and subways, implements new and accessible signage at select stations and stops, expands Community Crisis Service workers to Line 1 downtown, and much more.

2026 will be a great year for transit!

photo of several people holding up signs with messages about affordable transit. They are standing in a snowy public square. The text caption reads "Transit riders win! City Council votes to approve fare capping, fare freeze and other transit wins in the 2026 City Budget" with a big checkmark

It's official! Fare capping and a fare freeze is coming to the TTC! Just now, City Council voted to approve the Mayor's Budget that invests in more reliable, affordable, and accessible transit - including a 47-tap fare cap that goes down to 40 taps in 2027, and the third year of no fare hike.

Giving ourselves permission to be excited and enthusiastic about a new transit line opening!

Happy Eglinton LRT day to all who celebrate!

digital version so you can play along too!

How was your ride on Line 5 Eglinton? Your feedback will help inform our advocacy to make LRT service more reliable, fast, and accessible.

Riding Line 5 today? We’d love to hear from you about how it went!

Fill out our survey:

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Line 5 opening day is here

Photo of bags of magnets and pins with an Eglinton design or a smiling LRV design

Keep your eyes peeled today for CodeRedTO volunteers along #Line5 to get a button or magnet!

#TTC #Metrolinx

Go with TriTAG to ride Toronto’s new Line 5 Eglinton Crosstown LRT!

📅 Sunday, February 8
⏰ 7:30 AM
📍Kitchener GO (accessibility cab area)

Train Departs: 7:49 AM
Arrives Mount Dennis: 9:19AM

We’ll ride to Kennedy and back to Eglinton Station for lunch and meet @ttcriders.bsky.social at 1:00pm!

“We keep asking for the food for the puppy that you’re giving us, and then (governments) just give us another puppy,” Cooper said. “What am I supposed to do with that? What we need to actually feed the puppy ... that’s just not attractive to decisionmakers.”

Sign up/RSVP at the link here: www.campaigndashboard.app/ttcriders/rsvp/e5dff915-3934-4d77-92ff-12b9579c49a9/

Purple and orange graphic, with red phone symbol and organization logos. Phone zap with us for affordable transit Let our neighbours know to take action for affordable transit in the City Budget by calling our city councillors February 4 at 7pm, Online ttcriders.ca/shifts TTCriders, Environmental Defence

City Councillors will vote on Toronto's Budget next week, which includes historic investments in affordability - the third consecutive fare freeze in a row, and the roll-out of fare capping.

But we know not all Councillors are fans! Join us tonight for a phone zap collab with Environmental Defence!

We hear it's gonna be significantly faster than the bus! Although we'll see if that's true for the Scarborough section alone...

Toronto could unlock transit potential by revitalizing surface network: advocate A presentation set to be delivered before the TTC Board today argues that revitalizing surface transit to make it attractive to riders would involve giving vehicles “real priority” by extending green ...

Today I'll be presenting at TTC about a comprehensive plan to revitalize surface transit in Toronto. To be effective, it needs to be implemented as a package but it could radically improve the speed and reliability of streetcars, LRT, and buses.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...

Eglinton LRT to open on Sunday: TTC CEO | CBC News The Eglinton Crosstown LRT will open on Sunday, the TTC's CEO confirmed in a board meeting Tuesday morning.

WE’RE SO BACK!!!

Eglinton Crosstown LRT confirmed by TTC CEO to open this Sunday February 8!!

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The wait is finally over. The Eglinton Crosstown LRT will open this Sunday, and you can ride it for free on opening day!

Eglinton Crosstown LRT to open Feb. 8, TTC CEO confirms The 15-year-old project was originally supposed to open in 2020

It’s official: Toronto’s Eglinton Crosstown LRT will open on Sunday February 8, 2026. Services will be free to ride for the first day.
www.torontotoday.ca/local/transp...

line 5 just confirmed to open this sunday, february 8!

with only 5 days notice, this got to be a record from the TTC on shortest notice *ever* for a new transit line opening. we've only waited 15 years :)

Well, I guess I know what I’m doing on Sunday

BREAKING: TTC CEO confirms that Line 5 will be open for transit riders on Feb 8th!

Cautions that it will be a phased opening and will move into full operation later in the year.

IT’S ABOUT DAMN TIME!

TTC Board - February 3, 2026 YouTube video by Toronto Transit Commission

Follow along here:

www.youtube.com/live/ubl9Eki...

We’re at the TTC Board meeting today. CEO Mandeep Lali is giving an update about Line 5.

He’s really milking the presentation keeping us on the edge of our seats about whether it’s gonna open on Feb 8th.

Stay tuned for updates.

There were “repeated attempts” from the TTC since Monday to get a satisfactory explanation from Metrolinx.

The TTC didn’t get one they were satisfied with enough to reassure the public the line is safe until Wednesday, after headlines went up that the opening date was again called into question.

Scathing. And throughout all this infighting and finger pointing, riders are left behind. All we want is transit that works!

Steve Munro appreciation post!! Thank you for everything that you do advocating for better transit. The TTC would be much worse off without your advocacy, and our work would be so, so much harder.

We’re looking forward to many more years of collaborating, scheming and fist shaking! ❤️❤️❤️

Objectively good news indeed @ttcriders.bsky.social !

But the City also committed to installing the bike lanes on Eglinton once the LRT opened (after postponing the work back in the fall).

No more delays. This spring Toronto needs to complete Eglinton.

www.cycleto.ca/eglinton

Eglinton Crosstown LRT opening on Feb. 8, TTC reportedly tells Doug Ford Construction on the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, which will operate as Line 5 Eglinton, began in 2011. It was supposed to be done in 2020.

Objectively good news! But we need:

We need a public inquiry to make sure future transit projects don’t face the same issues.

Assurances from Metrolinx and Crosslinx that it won’t have the same problems as Line 6.

Signal priority ASAP.

We need it to work.

toronto.citynews.ca/2026/01/26/e...

Vancouver 🤝 Toronto

We’ve been there buddies, but keep the fight alive!

Krissan Veerasingam, Director and Co-Founder of Scarborough Environmental Association (SEA) speaking to Councillors and city staff in Scarborough

Sarah Buchanan, Campaigns Manager at the Toronto Environmental Alliance (TEA) speaking to Councillors and city staff in Scarborough

TEA joined friends @ttcriders.bsky.social & Scarborough Environmental Alliance to speak up about the City's annual budget in #Scarborough this week. You can read our budget analysis here: www.torontoenvironment.org/breaking_dow...